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for get us and them. it's just us. we'll talk about how to do it with arne duncan and randi weingarten. and why drop a bomb when you can send an e-mail? a computer worm hits a key nuclear plant in iran. silent. but deadly. all that, plus politics with our monday megapanel. did we already have a smoking gun? they don't care. and a new ad comparing the right wing to the taliban. show starts right now. both in perception and performance, we know it and don't seem to have the political will to solve it. america's schools don't make the grade. nearly six in ten say the system needs major changes. according to our new poll, is data is overwhelming and yet, here we are. count president obama among the most concerned. here's his exclusive with matt lauer this morning. >> when we first set up the public school systems across the country, we were leaps and bounds ahead of the vast majority of countries around the world. that just is not true anymore. they have caught up and in some cases are surpassing us. >> two perfect example
for get us and them. it's just us. we'll talk about how to do it with arne duncan and randi weingarten. and why drop a bomb when you can send an e-mail? a computer worm hits a key nuclear plant in iran. silent. but deadly. all that, plus politics with our monday megapanel. did we already have a smoking gun? they don't care. and a new ad comparing the right wing to the taliban. show starts right now. both in perception and performance, we know it and don't seem to have the political will to...
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good to have you with us. tell us about the school itself and the goals of it and why you wanted to be a part of this. >> yeah, well, there were six of us who started the blue school, and three of us were founders of blue man group here in new york, and then our partners, and what we wanted to do was start a school that filled in the gaps of what -- the parts of our education we thought were missing. >> right. >> we had public education, we had private education. so we wanted to focus on creativity, sewing creativity into subject matter, having social and emotional learning, being on an equal weight of any academic subject and inquiry-based learning, and we wanted to talk to the children, the teachers, and the parents as a triad and build the school as a community. >> let's talk about the kids, though, because you went after the youth, the youngest ones. >> that's right. >> talking about 4, 5, 6-year-olds. why did you think it was early to target so young? >> it's very important in our view to star with this k
good to have you with us. tell us about the school itself and the goals of it and why you wanted to be a part of this. >> yeah, well, there were six of us who started the blue school, and three of us were founders of blue man group here in new york, and then our partners, and what we wanted to do was start a school that filled in the gaps of what -- the parts of our education we thought were missing. >> right. >> we had public education, we had private education. so we wanted...
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and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash? oh. >> this is a rehash. a recycling of the bush economic agenda. a new front page. otherwise, this is a xerox copy. the whole answer to everything seems to be give the folks at the top a tax break and they want to undo of the regulations and reforms on wall street. i mean, the problems on wall street led to catastrophe around the country. millions of people lost their jobs. and they're trying to do what lobbyists tried very hard to do but didn't succeed which is to say let's put those guys back in charge. it is a return to the bush economic age
and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash?...
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e-mail us at... we hope to hear from you, and we hope to see you next week for another edition of "hispanics today." hasta la proxima vez. >>> this sunday from new york, a special edition of "meet the press." this morning, we kick off a week-ng commitment at nbc news to "education nation." we will try to cut to the cor of the crisis in public education. this weekend's opening of the emotion documentary, "waiting for superman" is a powerful reminder that too many schools are failing our children, and america's competitiveness is suffering as a result. are resources the answer? facebook founder mark zuckerburg announced he'll donate $100 million to newark, new jersey's schools. how do we make sure theest teachers are in the classroom? what forms are working? and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around duncan, leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee,randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial ma
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and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to the gop? if so, what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to america, campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the highlights -- extend the bush tax cuts, cut spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate that question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge
and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to...
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as you see on this map here, that is just south of us here in manhatt manhattan. guys, great to see you. >> great to be here. >> full disclosure, murray is a very old friend of mine. nate is a good friend of mine as well. only a good friend would get up at this hour in the rain. murray, let's start with the idea you had, god, almost a decade ago now. how did you come up with the idea for this school, and how did you start? how did you go about putting it in place? >> well, the harbor school is a maritime and environmental focus public high school. i was working after college, after vanderbilt for robert kennedy jr. at the river keeper and then afterwards at the water keeper alliance. my role is helping new water keepers start. i found all over the country people were invigorated about protecting their local waterways, patrolling their waterways. these were former commercial fishermen around the country. i fell in love with the hudson river. what i was trying to do is get people connected to their waterways and give them real career pathways in those environmental
as you see on this map here, that is just south of us here in manhatt manhattan. guys, great to see you. >> great to be here. >> full disclosure, murray is a very old friend of mine. nate is a good friend of mine as well. only a good friend would get up at this hour in the rain. murray, let's start with the idea you had, god, almost a decade ago now. how did you come up with the idea for this school, and how did you start? how did you go about putting it in place? >> well, the...
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having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter: they're responding well. there's about 70,000 students on the campus. 5,100 are majoring in education. we have amber reyes here. she's considering a degree in education. she's here as a freshman. what's your question for the secretary? >> hi, secretary duncan. you guys mentioned that many school districts are cutting teachers. and actually my sister and her husband, as well as many of their colleagues were actually pink slipped last year. in their low-income inner city school that they work at. so i was wondering what are you beliefs con
having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter:...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon." good morning washington on your side. >>> be ready for a slow ride out there and stronger storms later today. we welcome you back on this monday morning, september 27. i am alison starling. we are on storm watch this morning. let's get straight to traffic and weather every 10 minutes you have been asking for weeks and weeks for rain. we finally got it. it is surprising some areas could get more than 3 inches? >>> this looks like a big dent in the drought. we should get some of the highest accumulations' out west. we needed a good, long soaking. we will have some heavier rains later on today and ton
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon." good morning washington on your side....
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stay with us. fox 5 morning news returns after the break. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn express hotels, you always can. holiday inn express. stay you. more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and i know it's monday and it's raining and the redskins lost, so you might need a little pick me up. we are live at temple hall regional farm where they are set for the annual fall festival. this is a 238-acre farm. it has a wonderful feel to it and there is no better way to celebrate it than during fall. each year the festival get
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricit standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators andurgea renewable electricity standard today. >>> we have a metro alert. single traing between two stations on the orange line after rush hour. daytime track worketween east falls church and west falls church will cause trains to share one track between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. the work will last untilctober 8th. good news, riders should not expect to experience any delays. >>> we have a traffic alert for virginia drivers. exct to see big changes. wo new ramps a now open tha should ease congestion there. news 4's megan mcgrath is on one of the ramps with more on the new trafficpatterns. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, joe. so far so good. trffic looks great. we're talking about the
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricit standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators andurgea renewable electricity standard today. >>> we have a metro alert. single traing between two stations on the orange line after rush hour. daytime track...
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joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means involving the community, involving parents, making sure teachers and students are involved in the solutions that we design. so traditionally what we've had is top-down management from a school district that would either at a local level, local school district or citywide school district that would be naming the mandates, outlining what curriculum is, planning for budget. what we're seeing now that is most effective is when you turn some of that back over to the school and let them make local decisions on curriculum or budget expenditures involving the students and teachers, you get a much better de
joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means...
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they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like what groucho mark said, the first thing you do when you go into politics, got to be able to keep a straight safe. they have that down. they can make you believe they have a solution, but there's no evidence anywhere of any solution. >> well, if this tax cut goes through, it would add $4 trillion to the debt of this country. and yet, they offered $16 billion to offset that. how could the democrats not just take that and go to the barn big-time and hammer them on the fact that they're screaming about fiscal responsibility, yet they want
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like...